This is the “Fossil Friday” post #19.  Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website.  We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com.  Please include a short description or story.  Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world!

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There is a fossil park in Paulding, OH, where you can collect fossil specimens from the Silica Shale.  You might remember we did a page about brachiopods from the Silica Shale in Ohio a few months ago.   This park is a dump site of fossiliferous overburden shale from the La Farge Quarry in Paulding Ohio.  Here is a great page with a description and directions to the site.  La Farge are very generous to provide this community collecting area.  Last I read, they even have a porta-potty on site!

I haven’t visited yet, but plan to at some point.  Below, are pictures of two Paulding Phacops rana trilobites.